Multiple OS

An Operating System is the fundamental software which manages a computer system. It handles how the hardware behaves, the communication with peripherals for instance a monitor, a printer or a keyboard, the allocation of memory between your applications, as well as the prioritization of applications when multiple ones run at once. Every program that is installed on a desktop or a laptop works by sending requests to the OS for various services by using an application program interface (API). The communication with the OS can be performed through a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a command line. In the web hosting world, the Operating System is what runs a web hosting server along with all the software installed on it, which includes not only website scripts, but, in addition every other application for instance a VOIP or a game server. When there are virtual machines created, they use a guest OS which is run on the server host OS.

Multiple OS in VPS Servers

We offer as many as 3 different Linux releases for the Operating System of our VPS servers - Debian, CentOS and Ubuntu. These are some of the safest and the most reliable OSs available on the market and we provide all 3 instead of only 1 because we realize that you might want to install some software that has specific requirements with regards to the Operating System it'll run on. The latter is because each of the three Operating Systems has a huge support community behind it and there're various software applications you may install on the web server. Your OS selection will also determine exactly what hosting Control Panel can be set up on the VPS in case you want to use one and for this reason we offer several Control Panels too. Should you decide that you need to have a different OS, our tech support team can quickly wipe the existing one and set up the one that you'd like. In addition, we offer an optional service to maintain the OS on your VPS updated weekly.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers

If you decide to acquire one of our dedicated servers, you will find three Operating Systems on the registration page since we want to give you a wider choice with regard to the system environment on the machine as different apps may have certain requirements. CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian contain different modules developed by their huge support communities, so you can select any of these OSs and benefit from a stable and secure Internet hosting service. Based on your selection, you will also have different Control Panels to choose from. Needless to say, we can always change the Operating System if the one you've selected initially does not meet the requirements of the software that you would like to run. We can also upgrade the OS regularly to keep it as secure as possible through our Managed Services upgrade package.